Takis 1∞

The Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation, with the support of the Takis Foundation, honours the centenary of the birth of artist Panayiotis Vassilakis – known as Takis (1925-2019) – with a major retrospective exhibition titled Takis 1∞, presented simultaneously at both its museums, in Athens and Andros, from June 22 to November 2, 2025.

For the first time in the Foundation’s history, all its museum spaces dedicated to temporary exhibitions – both in Athens and Andros – are entirely devoted to a single exhibition. Takis 1∞ spans the entire artistic trajectory of Takis, which stretched across nearly seven decades. Every significant phase in the artist’s life is highlighted through more than 150 works – sculptures, drawings and jewellery – accompanied by cinematic references to ephemeral works and creations.

The large-scale tribute to Takis holds special significance for the B&E Goulandris Foundation. It honours the long-standing friendship between the founders, Basil and Elise Goulandris, and the artist while also offering a unique opportunity to spotlight Takis’ fundamental influence on the international art scene. The exhibition also coincides with the reopening of the Old Wing of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Andros which, now renewed, once again opens its doors to the public.

Takis, a true cosmopolitan, expressed through his art concerns that transcended pure aesthetics and he approached every new chapter of his artistic journey with passion and enthusiasm. The exhibition invites us to reposition Greece at the heart of artistic creation through the lens of a complex, rebellious, demanding and at the same time irresistible artist.

The exhibition is curated by Marie Koutsomallis-Moreau, Head of Collections at the Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation and Toby Kamps, Head of the Modernist Collection at the Hamburger Kunsthalle and a specialist in Takis' work.